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<v Speaker 1>All right, we should probably put a bow in our

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<v Speaker 1>Luca talk for the week. Obviously, he returns to square

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<v Speaker 1>off against the MAVs. Emotions are high the entire world

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<v Speaker 1>is reacting to this. You know, there's so much video

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<v Speaker 1>out there of Luca crime, so much commentary. People are

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<v Speaker 1>talking about, is this the worst trade in the history

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<v Speaker 1>of humanity? Look how badly he wanted to stay here.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so much going on with this mav season, and

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<v Speaker 1>MAVs still have two more games to go Raptors at

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<v Speaker 1>the AAC tonight and then Sunday the final game of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, afternoon game at Memphis, and then MAVs will

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<v Speaker 1>be in the play in. But let's put a bow

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<v Speaker 1>on all the Lucas stuff because there was some JJ

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<v Speaker 1>Reddick audio that we wanted to get to.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah, I have.

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<v Speaker 3>This is right right after the game. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if he did this before or after. Luca had to talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Usually the coaches go before the players. Coaches go first.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is him talking about Luca.

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<v Speaker 4>The moment with a tribute video, him sitting by himself

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<v Speaker 4>and getting to actually live that and live in the

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<v Speaker 4>moment and allowing himself to be vulnerable and his teammates support.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of his teammates got emotional, some of the coaches

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<v Speaker 4>got emotional.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a beautiful moment.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought the video was great.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think just his ability to then go perform

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<v Speaker 4>lights turn on. You know, he's teary eyed, to have

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<v Speaker 4>the emotional resolve to then go put on that kind

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<v Speaker 4>of performance. It's superhuman speak time.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I'm gonna tell you my first reaction, and then

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna come down and be a normal person.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So I'm trying to be less cynical as I

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<v Speaker 2>get older. Are you that old? The first thing I thought, because.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm you know again, I've told you guys have been

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<v Speaker 3>just avoiding Lakers content the first thing I wanted to say,

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<v Speaker 3>and I like JJ Riddick, Easy, dude, it's not like

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<v Speaker 3>he stopped a moving train. Superhuman superhuman? My ass, what's

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<v Speaker 3>a superhuman? They have superhuman powers? That was interesting, I said. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>then I slept on it and was like, yeah, you're

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<v Speaker 3>a jerk, Kevin.

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<v Speaker 1>I love JJ Reddick. I loved his podcast. I love

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<v Speaker 1>listening to him speak. I love the way he breaks

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<v Speaker 1>down the game, and I thought that was incredible. He's smart,

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly articulate, he shows class.

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<v Speaker 2>I just I love him, and.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right on par for him to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>see that and break that down. I think he and

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<v Speaker 1>Luca have a phenomenal relationship. They had one before he

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<v Speaker 1>was his coach, and I just look at the way

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<v Speaker 1>he's breaking all that down and I'm like, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>special dude. I think he's I think he's my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>coach in sports, in all of sports.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, my thought on it, Kevin, with your so called opinion,

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<v Speaker 5>is that before the game, and I might have said

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<v Speaker 5>it on this show, or maybe I said it on

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<v Speaker 5>our podcast, I don't know, but I did say, there's

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<v Speaker 5>no way Luca has one of those big offensive games

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<v Speaker 5>take the under, and if he actually does get over thirty,

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<v Speaker 5>that's gonna be one of the most extraordinary individual performances

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<v Speaker 5>you've ever seen, not only because of everything that goes

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<v Speaker 5>into it, but everything that happened in the four and

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<v Speaker 5>five days leading up to it that would emotionally wear

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<v Speaker 5>you down. And then I think when Luca confided to

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<v Speaker 5>everybody that he's dealing with that video and he's considering

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<v Speaker 5>at that moment, I don't know how literal he's being,

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<v Speaker 5>but he's like, I can't play this game. I think

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<v Speaker 5>underscores what JJ's talking about. And you know he says

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<v Speaker 5>in that clip to be there and experience it in

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<v Speaker 5>real time. He's saw about himself and he's talking about

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<v Speaker 5>being in awe because he played at a very high

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<v Speaker 5>level and so understanding what it takes to go and perform,

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<v Speaker 5>like you know, it's different coaching than playing obviously, but

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<v Speaker 5>he had the deal where he lost his home and

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<v Speaker 5>the fires, and so like anytime I even think about

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<v Speaker 5>for the Mavericks, you know, one of the reasons they

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<v Speaker 5>won the finals is because pau Gasol had a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of stuff going on in his personal life and couldn't

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<v Speaker 5>play like he played. But he wasn't there and so

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<v Speaker 5>you know, when we're criticizing people, which we all have

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<v Speaker 5>our right to do, right, that's our entertainment, and we

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<v Speaker 5>can well, this guy sucked and all this stuff, you

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<v Speaker 5>never really know what's going on in a person's personal life.

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<v Speaker 5>And I just think that I was just so blown

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<v Speaker 5>away by that performance because I expected him to struggle

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<v Speaker 5>emotionally to where it would impact the game, and he

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<v Speaker 5>admitted that he was struggling emotionally and was able to

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<v Speaker 5>completely compartmentalize it and go for forty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I did too.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think he was going to have a big

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<v Speaker 1>game because he'd already won like he had already won.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a every fan there was screaming for him.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, there's nothing to be mad at, really. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you could be mad at losing the money. You could

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<v Speaker 1>be mad at Jason Kidd or Nico or wherever you

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<v Speaker 1>choose to be mad at. But I do. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great point of just how do you maintain

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<v Speaker 1>focus and go play in an NBA game after dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with that seconds before you hit the court. And look

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<v Speaker 1>at Lebron James, arguably the best player to ever play

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<v Speaker 1>one of them. He shows up four hours early and

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<v Speaker 1>goes through this whole routine to get in the right mode.

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<v Speaker 1>And then in those moments when he's on the bench

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<v Speaker 1>before the game starts, he kind of meditates. He's in

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<v Speaker 1>his own zone. And I saw a fan go up

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<v Speaker 1>and tap him on his knee because they were sitting

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<v Speaker 1>really close to him, and he almost lost his mind.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, how are you gonna tap me? During the

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<v Speaker 1>touch me, I'm like zoning in on the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And here Luca is crying, with this whole career flashing

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<v Speaker 1>before his eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>Just goes out there and drops forty five like it's nothing.

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<v Speaker 5>Man, I can't believe someone would have the audacity to

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<v Speaker 5>touch a player before a game when their eyes were closed. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>that person should be I don't care who they are.

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<v Speaker 5>It can be my mom. That person should be ejected

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<v Speaker 5>and never let anywhere near a bench again. Thinking that

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<v Speaker 5>you can touch a player when their eyes are closed,

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<v Speaker 5>My god.

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<v Speaker 2>People are entitled asses.

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<v Speaker 3>The fans really need to be that close to the court,

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<v Speaker 3>like on the court, I mean they are right in

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<v Speaker 3>the It's very strange how crowded it is right around

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<v Speaker 3>the player's bench.

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<v Speaker 2>It is indeed